The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-01
The Military Con,panfes.


Herman Thiele, of the Rice Zouaves. has returned
from Franklin.
H. NJ Johnson of the Indianapolis Light Infantry
is out of the city.
The Union mess of the Richardson Rifles will hold a
meeting this afternoon.
Quarterrnaster Long of the Rice zouaves is pros
pecting for natural gas.
f. K. Hopper, of the Rice Zouaves, married to
Miss Jennie Capitu last Wednesday.
The indianapolis Light Infantry will hold their an.
nual election of officers next Saturday night.
The Richardson Rifle team defeated last week
g the to n Light the score
E. W. Smith of Wichita. Kan. captain of the
Wichita Light Guards is in the city visiting Sergeant
Harry Smith, of the l. L. l.
Lieutenant Baker, of the Warsaw. Light Guards.
who has been in the city for the last few weeks visit
ing friends. has returned home.
James Donaghue, of the Rice Zouaves has returned
from Dayton. His return home was hastened by a
fall from scaffold which broke bis wrist
Will Rich, the musical director Of the famous
Smith family, of the Light Infantry. IS candidate
for captain at the election Saturday night
The Richardson Rifles are making arrangements to
go into camp at the lakes for few weeks this
mer The place has not yet been decided on but
will probably be ST. Joe, Mich. or Warsaw, Ind
The I. L. I. drilled their grounds, corner
Delaware and Michigan streets. Friday night and
we'll pleased with them. There is quite differ
en t @ t on oor ana On ,he
for the contest at Washington.
The railroad officials held meeting at Chicago last
week to fix rates for the Washington encampment.
There was no change made from the decision of week
previous-that military companies will be transported
at uniform rate of SO S5 per each company to
consist of at least twenty-five Under other
conditions will tickets be issued. Civilians wish
ing to attend the great drill will have pay full fare
as there will be excursions.
The Indianapolis Rifles. which disbanded some time
and were mustered of the State service and
their arms called in by the Adult ant general
deavorng to reorganize independent company.
G. L. Paine elected first lieutenant and Capt. D.
j. Sullivan viii. doubt be reelected The Captain
claims that he has twenty6v good left and
terial sufficient to form good company.
A manual for infantry officers of the National
Guard, by j. g. Gichrst, has just been received by
Adjutant general Koontz. Although the tactics pre-
scribe the correct of performing each evolution
and command still. much is left to the discretion
of the officers that it is thing for officers
disagree points left without instruction. This
book. the first of the kind published. all
doubts about military rules, the duties of all Off
from brigadier-general down to corporal
stated in terms easily understood 1t goes into
details of dress for parade and practice, camp and
guard duties.
The Light Infantry have adopted Col. Arson
Millss natent woven carridgeb belt approved by the
United States army officers time ago. This
belt is made Of and holds forty-hve cartridges
does with the old fashioned box and is the
practical and servicabe belt made. The idea origi
mated with the hunters the frontier, who used to
indebted for his invention. An effort was made sew
era to introduce this belt in the army but
the McKeeyer Belt Company manufacturers of the
belt and box used, prevented it until short
time ago. The /. l.. L among the first to use
Thorn.